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CFI, PortlandThe Center for Inquiry has several monthly events: discussion groups, book club, OMSI Science pub get together. They bring in nationally known speakers (Austin Dacey, Lawrence Krauss, Richard Dawkins, Sam Harris), are starting up a critical thinking course, potlucks, picnics, camping events, volunteer work, humanist film festival. They participate in local atheist activism, and sponsor several atheist meetups in the Portland area. Over 150 local events per year! Come join the community - exciting things are happening! http://www.meetup.com/cfi-portland/Check out the latest CFI Portland Newsletter for more details

United States AtheistsI have not attended one of their meetings yet, but there is a group called "United States Atheists" that has their headquarters on SE Foster. I am thinking about checking them out soon. They have meetings on Tuesday nights at 7:30.http://www.unitedstatesatheists.com/

Portland Area Humanism MeetupThe Humanists of Greater Portland (HGP) are reaching out! We have been meeting downtown every Sunday morning for a decade, for questions, discussion, and socializing, all anchored to an interesting program. Everyone is welcome to attend those meetings, and we get some attendees traveling 25 miles each way, but they don't work for everyone.http://humanism.meetup.com/212/

Secular Parents of Greater PortlandThis is a meetup for parents who are raising their children without religion, who love reason as well as art, and who are looking for a community where they can find fun, support, and great company for themselves and their children.http://www.meetup.com/cfi-spm/

The Beaverton Atheists Meetup GroupMeet local atheists, agnostics, secular humanists, scientific naturalists and other friends of reason for conversation and friendship! We often meet on Portland's West side but welcome people from anywhere.http://www.meetup.com/cfi-bam/

The Flying Spaghetti Monster Lands for a PintMeet other local atheists, freethinkers and heathens. Gather to discuss beliefs and philosophies, and make new friends.Causal, open conversation at various pubs and events!http://atheists.meetup.com/588/

Secular Humanists of East PortlandThey meet every two weeks in SE Portland. The typical format is watching science or religion related movies at one of the members' houses with discussion afterwords. Potlucks quarterly and some outdoor activities planned this summer.http://www.meetup.com/cfi-shep/

Vancouver Skeptics MeetupThe newest Atheist group near Portland. They plan to meet once per month for drinks, food, and conversation at a local restaurant.http://www.meetup.com/cfi-vsm/

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In the morning, the man the legend: Ray Hyman will be in Portland to give a demonstration and lecture on critical thinking. Ray Hyman, along with James Randi, Martin Gardner, and Paul Kurtz started the modern skeptical movement. Do you really want to look back and say you had the chance to meet him but you slept in instead? Plus there will be Food, Drinks, and Childcare.

There are three shows this weekend: Fri@7pm, Sat@2pm, Sat@7pm. Tickets are $18 at the door, but there are discounts for seniors, students, and online pre-orders. Kids under 6 are FREE.

Hope to see all of you there!

Michael Shermer, the founder of Skeptic magazine, will give a talk at the Bagdad Theater on November 16th. It is cosponsored by Center for Inquiry-Portland and Oregonians for Science and Reason. More details, with a link to buy tickets, here:

After performing this year at the ‘Reason Rally’ to a crowd of 25,000 in Washington DC, Segal’s music video for her single ‘Saved’ has gone global.

The Melbourne based singer-songwriter became involved in secular activism over two years ago, despite her father being the president of a local synagogue. Her songs are a passionate response to dogmatic belief, inequality, religious oppression and the idea that only the devout can be grateful and good. She enjoys bringing this usually controversial topic to the public discourse and finds music to be a effective medium for expression and raising awareness. "I can say what I think for three minutes without anybody interrupting me.” (Melbourne Times City Weekly)

Segal’s latest release, ‘An Atheist Album,’ embodies her thoughts on religion and has quickly made her “a new pin-up girl for the international atheist movement.” (Barny Zwartz -The Age)

I just moved here from Utah back in July. It's really cool living in a state where no one really cares about religion, but it's also made me realize that one of the side effects of being raised mormon leaves me wanting a bit of regular socialization. Back in mormonville I started a CFI affiliated group that met for beer and coffee on Sundays. I noticed some meetups on the board, but wanted to go straight to the people on this one: Any regular meetups y'all recommend? Anybody want to start one? Let me know!

Richard Dawkins in Portland in October, speaker for national convention of Freedom From Religion Foundation:

CFI-Portland is bringing author and educator Dale McGowan to Portland, OR for a unique seminar about parenting without religion. It will be held at Friendly House in NW Portland on Saturday, April 21st, from 1 to 5pm. Learn about "practical solutions for secular parenting in a religious world." Tickets for the Parenting & Grandparenting Beyond Belief workshop are $35 per person ($65 per couple, $25 for Friends of the Center), and can be purchased here: http://action.centerforinquiry.net/site/Calendar?id=102161&view....